Carmelo Anthony will not play Friday night when the New York Knicks visit the Miami Heat, who are still waiting to see if Dwyane Wade's sprained right ankle will allow him to return to the lineup.

Syracuse sophomore Fab Melo, who's missed the last two games due to what a source has said is an academic issue, is not expected to play Saturday when the Orange host West Virginia.

Novak Djokovic overcame his breathing problems and fatigue to beat friend Andy Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 Friday in a nearly five-hour Australian Open semifinal.

Tiger Woods found his putting stroke and put himself in contention at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, shooting 3-under-par 69 Friday to trail unheralded Thorbjorn Olesen by two strokes heading into the weekend.

As far as Dirk Nowitzki is concerned, the road out of the Western Conference still runs through Dallas.

The Indianapolis Colts are a long, long way from being healed.

ASPEN, Colo. -- One week after the death of freeskiing icon Sarah Burke, her friends and former rivals held a candlelight vigil at the top of a darkened Buttermilk SuperPipe, then skied together to the base.

In addition to the somber halfpipe trip, ESPN aired a tribute Thursday night during the live Winter X Games broadcast to honor the late pioneer, who has been a constant subject of discussion here this week.

The 29-year-old Canadian, who would have been the defending champion in Saturday's...

In the locker room after the AFC Championship Game, Tom Brady told owner Robert Kraft: "I promise you I'm going to play a lot better in two weeks."

Joe Paterno's son soaks in the surroundings of grief and finds comfort

A Yale football player who said he withdrew from consideration for a Rhodes Scholarship in order to prepare for his team's rivalry game against Harvard had in fact been informed his candidacy had been suspended, The New York Times reported.

Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, will be given a lethal injection for his role in a 2007 home invasion that killed a woman and her two daughters.

College affordability takes center stage Friday for President Barack Obama as he makes the final stop on his road trip highlighting themes from the State of the Union address this week.

A suicide car bomber targeted a Shiite funeral procession in the Iraqi capital Friday, killing 31 people and wounding 60 others, two police officials said.

Passengers on the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship are expected to receive a compensation lump sum of 11,000 euros ($14,400) each, the Italian Association of Tour Operators said in a statement Friday.

For his efforts to protect Haitian children from parasites, Aaron Jackson was honored as a CNN Hero in 2007.

Todd Graham says Mitt Romney beat Newt Gingrich with stronger arguments and better delivery

Republican presidential hopefuls today head into the homestretch of the critical Florida primary campaign after a fractious debate. FULL STORY

Will he or won't he? And would it matter?

For the last 20 years, what name is always in the top 100 most popular baby names given to boys in the United States? Jesus (pronounced hey-seus). And among 4,500 boys names in England in 2009, what was the No. 1 most popular baby name? Mohammed. In Brussels? Mohammed. Oslo? Mohammed. Amsterdam? Mohammed. And what do babies and their names have to do with the global economy? Everything.